Author : Liz Garton Scanlon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 32,11 MB
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1481403486
Illustrations and simple rhyming text present a child who is hiking with a group into the Grand Canyon, enjoying the wonders of nature--whether a lizard, a picture on the stone, or a glimpse of the moon from the bottom.
Author : Margery Cuyler
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 32,46 MB
Release : 2002-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780805059755
"He landed on a waterfall, SPLISH-SPLOSH! Then he slid down the slippery falls, WHEE-EEE!, to the beautiful pool below, WHAT FUN!" The little boy from That's Good! That's Bad! is back for another incredible adventure, this time on a trip through the Grand Canyon. Oh, that's good. No, that's BAD! On this raucous tour of the canyon the little boy is clippity-clopped, swish-swished, and oopsy-daisied over land and water. Oh, that's bad. No, that's GOOD! Well, don't take our word for it-have a look and see for yourself!
Author : David Petersen
Publisher : Children's Press
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 30,49 MB
Release : 2001-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780516273167
Describes the formation of the remarkable canyons in this national park in Arizona and discusses other things to see and do there.
Author : Orange Hippo!
Publisher : OH
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,8 MB
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1800694954
A mile deep. 277-miles long. 18 miles wide. The Grand Canyon isn't just spectacular in terms of its size, scale and iconic stature - though it is MASSIVE - its also huge in terms of its popularity, remaining in the U.S.'s Top Five all-natural tourist hotspots. Located in Arizona, the Canyon was carved by the Colorado River 70 million years ago. Today, it's the whole world's most famous hole, where the view up is as impressive, and frightening, as the view looking down. The Little Book of the Grand Canyon condenses the beauty of this behemoth into the palm of your hand, squeezing it down to its essential facts, stats, quotes, notes, icons and origins, a compact compendium of canyon-based grandiosity. Put simply, it's everything you need to know before you go. 'The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself.' John Wesley Powell 'You can't say you're going to jump the Grand Canyon and then jump some other canyon.' Evel Knievel
Author : Jason Chin
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 30,21 MB
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250155436
Rivers wind through earth, cutting down and eroding the soil for millions of years, creating a cavity in the ground 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep known as the Grand Canyon. Home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved within its walls for millennia, the Grand Canyon is much more than just a hole in the ground. Follow a father and daughter as they make their way through the cavernous wonder, discovering life both present and past. Weave in and out of time as perfectly placed die cuts show you that a fossil today was a creature much long ago, perhaps in a completely different environment. Complete with a spectacular double gatefold, an intricate map and extensive back matter.
Author : Jim O'Connor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0448483572
There are canyons all over the planet, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona is not the biggest. Yet because of the spectacular colors in the rock layers and fascinating formations of boulders, buttes, and mesas, it is known as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Starting with a brief overview of how national parks came into being, this book covers all aspects of the canyon--how it formed, which early native people lived there, and what varied wildlife can be found there now. A history of the canyon's end-to-end exploration in the late 1860s and how the Grand Canyon became such a popular vacation spot (5 million tourists visit every year) round out this informative, easy-to-read account.
Author : Marguerite Henry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 29,80 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0689714858
About a little burro who was found running wild along Bright Angel Creek. Grades 5-8.
Author : Michael Patrick Ghiglieri
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,50 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Accidents
ISBN : 9780984785803
Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Natural Wonders.
Author : Dot Barlowe
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 34,47 MB
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486472949
Thirty beautiful, accurate illustrations of the popular national park's wildlife and vegetation include ravens, coyotes, and lizards, as well as yucca blossoms and other desert plants. Informative captions accompany each drawing.
Author : Stephen J. Pyne
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 26,49 MB
Release : 1999-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1101177586
Dismissed by the first Spanish explorers as a wasteland, the Grand Canyon lay virtually unnoticed for three centuries until nineteenth- century America rediscovered it and seized it as a national emblem. This extraordinary work of intellectual and environmental history tells two tales of the Canyon: the discovery and exploration of the physical Canyon and the invention and evolution of the cultural Canyon--how we learned to endow it with mythic significance.Acclaimed historian Stephen Pyne examines the major shifts in Western attitudes toward nature, and recounts the achievements of explorers, geologists, artists, and writers, from John Wesley Powell to Wallace Stegner, and how they transformed the Canyon into a fixture of national identity. This groundbreaking book takes us on a completely original journey through the Canyon toward a new understanding of its niche in the American psyche, a journey that mirrors the making of the nation itself.
